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In an article where Brian Sumers uses the term “travel caste system” to refer to perks for elites he writes Under the program, United will drive some of its most lucrative passengers to their gates using Mercedes-Benz cars. Chauffeurs will meet connecting travelers at their arrival gates and drive them to their second flight. Delta…

Yesterday US Airways’ website gave some people who checked in a surprise…someone else’s boarding pass. Then today an error resulted in many people booking flights on United for only the mandatory 9/11 security fee of $2.50/segment. I was too busy being delayed in Syracuse to notice the ~$10 round trip deal which would be a…

After an ominous tweet last week that got many bloggers worried it seems that United announced something that isn’t entirely bad news: USA Today: Marriott and United will announce today a partnership that will give their most loyal customers reciprocal VIP perks in their hotels and on flights. The new “RewardsPlus” program, which begins today,…

Scott McCartney from the Wall Street Journal recently evaluated airlines for reward redemption. Among US carriers Southwest and JetBlue topped the charts with Delta and US Airways rounding out the bottom tied for last amount airlines evaluated. At a recent travel blogging conference many of us were talking about what kind of a traveler we…

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I’m not a fan of Southwest, but they do serve a purpose in the aviation world. On Sunday, April 14, Airtran will be replaced by Southwest in Charlotte. It sounds like there will be some kind of a party in A6 because I heard a lady telling others where to put the food and other…

Today’s travel article on MSN is about a United flight back in February that was diverted after a parents of young children complained about the movie being aired. I haven’t seen the movie, Alex Cross, but on no plane have I ever been required to listen to more than the trailer and very rarely are…

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Where did we leave off? So, I ended up deciding to migrate from United to US Airways. I got a silver challenge from a coworker and completed the 10 segments for that so I finished the year Gold with Delta, Silver Preferred with US Airways, and Premier Silver with United. If I had applied the…

Since I just need 2 segments to remain Gold with Delta I figure I’m dumb to not do a segment run. I know that Delta will often bump up people who are close miles-wise, but I don’t think that’s the same for segments so I’m not taking any chances. I’ve also fulfilled all my familial…